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Chakra Series: Solar Plexus (Manipura)

Chakra Series: Solar Plexus (Manipura)

By Adam Ruggiero   The solar plexus, home of the third chakra center, manipura. Here lay our personal power center, our wellspring of energy and capability. From this chakra we derive much of our confidence and sense of personal ability. When energy flows freely...

Chakra Series: Heart Chakra (Anāhata)

Chakra Series: Heart Chakra (Anāhata)

By Adam Ruggiero   The chakra centers that line the cranio-sacral pathway through our bodies. The predominantly physical, grounding chakras that originate below the pelvis and span up to the solar plexus, now begin to give way to the mental and spiritual chakras...

Chakra Series: Throat Chakra (Vishuddha)

Chakra Series: Throat Chakra (Vishuddha)

By Adam Ruggiero   We begin this journey at the throat chakra, vishuddha. This energetic center is of particular importance because of the overwhelmingly vocal nature of our interpersonal communication – not just with others, but with the spiritual realm as well;...

Chakra Series: Third Eye (Ajna)

Chakra Series: Third Eye (Ajna)

By Adam Ruggiero   If you haven’t yet, check out our introduction to the chakra series here and scroll through past chakra series installments on our blog page. Our extraordinary guide through the practice of chakra-focused yin yoga is Anna, whose yogis will...

Chakra Series: Crown Chakra (Sahaswara)

Chakra Series: Crown Chakra (Sahaswara)

By Adam Ruggiero   The chakra series culminates with a practice focused on the Thousand-petal White Lotus of sheer enlightenment and peace, commonly referred to as the Crown chakra. Whereas all other chakras have vortices throughout the physical body, the seventh...